Reply #17: Yes. And? [View All]

And everyone who disagrees with me ALSO thinks they're always right and I'm always mistaken.

Welcome to the real world (especially online).

1) My company isn't hiring either (at least not other than replacements)

2) No comparison for me, most of the people I know have new jobs in the last several months... the old company doesn't exist anymore.

3) Can't help you there. I don't think it's "good" (yet) either. It's REMARKABLY BETTER than it HAS been for the last 3+ years, but it has quite a ways to climb to get to "good". I'm worried about my job and I'm still not comfortable that I can walk right out and get another one tomorrow.

4) Layoff announcements like that happen in the BEST of times too. How do YOU think we get 300k new "initial filings" each week even in a good week? Dozens of little "3000 layoffs" and "250 layoffs" articles just add up to a very small piece of the 300-350 THOUSAND people who lose their jobs EVERY WEEK.

The question is "how do these layoffs compare to previous years?" and "How many people are getting hired at the same time?"